National Register of Historic Places - Wyoming (WY), Big Horn County

Big Horn County Wyoming (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Black Mountain Archeological District (48BH900/902/1064/106 7/1126/1127/1128/1129), Black Mountain Archeological District (Boundary Increase) and Paint Rock Canyon Archeological Landscape District, Big Horn Academy Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Paleoindian, Late Prehistoric, Middle Plains Archaic and Protohistoric dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Big Horn County places including Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Big Horn Country are Romanesque.

Big Horn Academy Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000285)

Also known as Cowley High School and Cowley Gymnasium/Community Hall;48BH2

25 and 35 E. First South , Cowley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

Black Mountain Archeological District (48BH900/902/1064/106 7/1126/1127/1128/1129) (added 1987 - - #86003459)

Address Restricted , Shell

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Paleoindian, Late Prehistoric

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal, State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Black Mountain Archeological District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90000557)

Also known as 48BH902,48BH1069;See Also:Black Mountain Archeological Distr

Address Restricted , Shell

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Paleoindian, Middle Plains Archaic, Late Prehistoric

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000-2999 BC

Owner:

Federal, State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Paint Rock Canyon Archeological Landscape District (added 1990 - - #80004881)

Address Restricted , Hyattville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Paleoindian, Archaic, Protohistoric

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal, State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land